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The white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) ... This is a medium-sized vulture; its body mass is 4.2 to 7.2 kg (9.3–15.9 lb), it is 78 to 98 cm (31 to 39 in) long and ...
A total 537 vultures perished, 468 white-backed vultures, 28 hooded vultures, 17 white-headed vultures, 14 lappet-faced vultures, and 10 cape vultures. Furthermore, 2 tawny eagles succumbed to the poison. For such slow-breeding and long-lived birds, this was a very heavy blow to their population and a major setback to any conservation efforts.
An African White-backed vulture (closest to camera) at the VulPro rehabilitation center near Pretoria, South Africa. The center has cared for over 1,600 vultures during its operation, which ...
Vultures control these pests and disease vectors indirectly through competition for carcasses. [37] On 20 June 2019, the corpses of 468 white-backed vultures, 17 white-headed vultures, 28 hooded vultures, 14 lappet-faced vultures and 10 cape vultures, altogether 537 vultures, besides 2 tawny eagles, were found in
Hooded vulture: Accipitridae: Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) 40 White-backed vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865: 41 White-rumped vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps bengalensis (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 42 Indian vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps indicus (Scopoli, 1786) 43 Slender-billed vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps tenuirostris Gray, GR ...
Slender-billed vulture Gyps tenuirostris: The Sub-Himalayan regions of India and into Southeast Asia: Himalayan vulture Gyps himalayensis: The Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau: White-backed vulture Gyps africanus: Savannahs of west and east Africa: Cape vulture Gyps coprotheres: Southern Africa: Sarcogyps Lesson, 1842: Red-headed vulture Sarcogyps ...
White-backed vulture: Gyps africanus: 29,000-95,000 [122] CR [122] [122] In 1992, it was estimated there were 270,000 white-backed vultures. The white-backed vulture is currently facing a major population crash, and has declined by 63-89% in the last 40 years. [122] Eastern marsh harrier: Circus spilonotus: 40 000 - 60 000 [123] LC [123] [123 ...
A lappet-faced vulture amongst white-backed vultures and Ruepell's griffons, illustrating its size. Overall, the lappet-faced vulture is blackish above with a strongly contrasting white thigh feathers. The black feathers on the back of African vultures are lined with brown, while Arabian birds are dark brown rather than black above.